"It's just a case of trying things, I suppose," says Granby, thoughtfully. He leans in for a kiss, slowly and thorough and deep, mostly because he can and he's not sure that he's ever had Laurence so willing and pliable in his arms before.

"Everything I've ever done has been so helter-skelter. It's something of a relief to have the time to be methodical, if I want."